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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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